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Autore |
Dudwick Nora |
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Creating jobs in Africa's fragile states : : are value chains an answer? / / by Nora Dudwick and Radhika Srinivasan, with Jose Cuesta and Dorsati Madani |
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Job creation - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Investment of public funds - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments -- List of contributors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Prevailing approaches to job creation in fragile and conflict-affected states -- New directions in employment generation in fragile environments -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Box 1. The Liberia community infrastructure program -- Box 2. From relief to long-term recovery : the undp's early recovery program -- Box 3. Examples of livelihood activities in postconflict environments -- Box 4. Lessons from the jovenes programs in Latin America -- Box 5. Rwanda : postconflict poverty reduction strategies -- Box 6. The conflict-affected states of the IFC's Africa initiative -- Box 7. How to pick a winner -- Figures -- Figure 1. the united nation's three-track approach to postconflict assistance -- Tables -- Table 1. Growth, development, and labor indicators for natural resource : rich and poor countries in sub-Saharan Africa, 1999-2009 -- Table 2. Growth, development, and labor indicators for fragile and nonfragile countries worldwide, 1999-2009. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book addresses the urgent need for job creation in conflict-affected states in sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that job creation through public works, training, and community-based livelihood often is |
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unsustainable, and argues that efforts to restore local economies through agricultural value chain development is feasible in fragile environments. |
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